Steve Rayson @steverayson

Author 'The Fall of the Red Wall', ‘Badgeland' and ‘Collapse of the Conservatives’. Co-founder @buzzsumo @kineo. Still learning. amazon.co.uk/stores/author/… London Joined September 2008

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Steve Akehurst @SteveAkehurst

a week ago

What might a ‘cost of living populism’ look like & how would it do electorally for Labour/Burnham? Some new research via @PersuasionUK TL;DR such a platform boosts Lab’s vote share by 15ppt (!) to 34% in our MRP experiment. This & anti-Reform squeeze is prob their best hope 🧵

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Steve Rayson @steverayson

3 weeks ago

@steverichards14 @KingsPlace Can you reflect on the quality of current politicians. When Labour last held a leadership contest while in gov the candidates were Callaghan, Benn, Roy Jenkins, Healey, Crosland & Foot. Now if there is a contest it could be Burnham v Darren Jones & Al Carns.

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Steve Rayson @steverayson

3 weeks ago

The last time Labour held a leadership contest while in gov the candidates were Callaghan, Benn, Roy Jenkins, Healey, Crosland & Foot. Now if there is a contest it could be Burnham v Darren Jones & Al Carns. Says something about the quality of our current politicians.

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David Shuster @DavidShuster

4 weeks ago

No wonder Trump wanted this to remain hidden from the public. The text of the U.S./Iran deal is an American surrender and an Iranian victory. It's not even a close call. mediaite.com/media/news/rea…

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Paul Johnson @PJTheEconomist

4 weeks ago

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Resolution Foundation @resfoundation

4 weeks ago

1. The PIP caseload continues to grow, and reached 4 million in April this year. This is an increase of 7 per cent, or an extra 270,000 recipients, compared to April 2025. These are almost entirely new claimants, not people migrating from DLA.

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Dan Neidle @DanNeidle

a month ago

UK tax has gone up significantly over the last 25 years But the tax paid by the average UK worker has not This apparent miracle was achieved by taxing “other people”: higher earners, capital, property, banks, etc The strategy has run out of road A 🧵 on what happens next.

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Steve Rayson @steverayson

3 months ago

@pippyyeayea @AndrewMarr9 It absolutely was not normal, Jonathan Powell said it was weirdly rushed.

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Steve Rayson @steverayson

3 months ago

@pippyyeayea @AndrewMarr9 It’s about Starmer’s judgement not the vetting process. Ignoring the advice of people like the National Security adviser and the Caninet Secretary shows poor judgement, as does the appointment itself. It may also have created a climate where Robbins felt under pressure.

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Steve Rayson @steverayson

3 months ago

@pippyyeayea @AndrewMarr9 I beg to disagree. Starmer rushed the process against the advice of his own National Security adviser Jonathan Powell and the advice of the Cabinet Secretary. He made it clear it was his political appointment and was very poor judgement.

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Steve Rayson @steverayson

3 months ago

@pippyyeayea @AndrewMarr9 Starmer was advised to do the vetting before announcing that Mandelson was being appointed to the post, Starmer ignored that advice. As you say he was within his rights to ignore the advice of the cabinet secretary but to my mind it calls into question Starmer’s judgement.

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Steve Rayson @steverayson

3 months ago

@pippyyeayea @AndrewMarr9 But Starmer ignored the advice of the Cabinet Secretary in announcing his appointment before undertaking the vetting process.